Association of beta-thalassemia and Hb Q-Thailand resulting in a normal Hb A2 value.
We describe a Chinese woman who was assumed to be a Hb Q-Thailand heterozygote, but was later also shown to have beta-thalassemia (beta-thal) with a normal amount of Hb A(2).
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Prenatal Diagnostic Center, Guangzhou Maternal & Neonatal Hospital, Guangzhou Medical College, Guangzhou, Guangdong, People's Republic of China.
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D005260:Female; D017353:Gene Deletion; D006443:Hemoglobin A2 / Q000032:analysis*; D006455:Hemoglobins, Abnormal / Q000235:genetics*; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008297:Male; D009154:Mutation; D055542:alpha-Globins / Q000235:genetics*; D017086:beta-Thalassemia / Q000235:genetics*
D006455:Hemoglobins, Abnormal; D055542:alpha-Globins; C049214:hemoglobin Q Thailand; C049102:hemoglobin A2'; D006443:Hemoglobin A2